Friday, December 26, 2008

It's Boxing Day

Today is "Boxing Day" (St. Stephen's Day) and citizens of the British Commonwealth celebrate by putting on trunks and gloves to beat each other bloody silly. Another reason to appreciate the American Revolution - a peaceful December 26th.



If you are starting your Christmas shopping for next year, you're either way ahead of the curve or cheap.








isn't Hanukkah over yet.





Here's your abbreviated Today in History -

Tonight's the first night of Kwanzaa. Tonight celebrates Umoja (Unity) To strive for and to maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race.


December 26, 1776 -
American forces under Gen. George Washington, having crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night, defeated Hessian mercenary troops fighting for the British at the Battle of Trenton, N.J.




On this day in 1913, the author of the short story, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and his satirical dictionary, The Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce disappeared into Mexico while traveling with the army of rebel Pancho Villa. In one of his final letters, the 71-year-old Bierce wrote to his niece, Lora,

"Good-bye — if you hear of my being stood up against a Mexican stone wall and shot to rags please know that I think that a pretty good way to depart this life. It beats old age, disease, or falling down the cellar stairs. To be a Gringo in Mexico—ah, that is euthanasia!"




December 26, 1919 -
Red Sox owner and Broadway Producer, Harry Frazee believes he has solved one of his many headaches when he sells, an overweight, drunk, whoremongering baseball player to the New York Yankees.

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And so it goes.

4 comments:

Suresh Has Gone Crazy said...

Hi Kevin,

Liked your profile and your blog. Please check out my blog. Want you to contribute to my blog titled "Reaching out". Interested?

Suresh a.k.a. Suri

Suresh Has Gone Crazy said...

Nice record of the mundane and the not so mundane historical facts and happenings.

Suresh a.k.a. Suri

Kevin said...

Thanks for your kind words. I checked out your site and you had some very funny comments in your profile as well.

Not sure what I could add to your blog (let me know how to contact you)

Kevin

Suresh Has Gone Crazy said...

Hi Kevin,

First of all, wishing you a very happy and prosperous 2009.

Actually you can contribute just about anything to my blog. For starters it would be nice if we gave a historical perspective to Indo - US relationship with reference to important events in the past on the date when it happened - something similar to what you are doing now.

As the title "reaching out" suggests I would like contributions from bloggers across the world and the contributions that India has made to their society & culture and vice versa.

You can reach me on suri.durai@gmail.

Cheers,

Suri a.k.a Suresh